difference between Joseph dupleix and Robert Clive
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They were two different people both who had a common goal of colonizing India.
Joseph Francois Dupleix, in 1741 wanted to sell the idea to his superiors about a French Empire in India, however couldn't succeed .
Robert Clive on the other hand was a British officer who arrived in India in 1744. He basically ruined the hopes of Dupleix to create a French Colonial India.
In 1761, Pondicherry was captured by the British and this since thenforth the French colonies in India haven't been of any importance.
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"Robert Clive was the first governor-general of India; he was also the head of East India Company. Clive played a crucial role in strengthening the rule of Britishers in India. He also made the French to leave India to them.
Joseph François, Marquis Dupleix was a colonial administrator and governor-general of the French territories in India. He wanted to establish French rule in India but failed to do so because of the growing power of Britishers in India. "